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PMR-D9653 Iceland, Island of Heimaey: Stafkirkjan, a Viking-era-style wooden church, consecrated in 2000 to commemorate 1000 years of Christianity in Iceland. It stands close to the probable site of the country's first church. Keywords: Westman Islands, shingle roof, millennium, chapel
PMR-D9519 Iceland, Reykjavik: statue of Leifur Eriksson, one of the first European discoverers of America, standing in front of the Hallgrimskirkja (church). It was presented to the nation in 1930 by the USA to commemorate the Iceland parliament's millennium. Keywords: capital city, historic, monument
PMR-D5677 Greece, Island of Milos: ruins of an early Bronze Age settlement at Phylakopi, near the ancient town of Apollonia (today: Pollonia) which was in use from the 3rd millennium BC until ca. 1200 BC. Ceramic finds show evidence of Minoan, and later Mycenaean, influence. Part of the well-preserved, 2-metre-thick southern defensive wall. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Venus de Milo, excavations, archeology, culture
PMR-D5676 Greece, Island of Milos: ruins of an early Bronze Age settlement at Phylakopi, near the ancient town of Apollonia (today: Pollonia) which was in use from the 3rd millennium BC until ca. 1200 BC. Ceramic finds show evidence of Minoan, and later Mycenaean, influence. Part of the well-preserved, 2-metre-thick southern defensive wall. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Venus de Milo, excavations, archeology, culture
PMR-D5675 Greece, Island of Milos: ruins of an early Bronze Age settlement at Phylakopi, near the ancient town of Apollonia (today: Pollonia) which was in use from the 3rd millennium BC until ca. 1200 BC. Ceramic finds show evidence of Minoan, and later Mycenaean, influence. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Venus de Milo, excavations, archeology, culture
PMR-D5674 Greece, Island of Milos: ruins of an early Bronze Age settlement at Phylakopi, near the ancient town of Apollonia (today: Pollonia) which was in use from the 3rd millennium BC until ca. 1200 BC. Ceramic finds show evidence of Minoan, and later Mycenaean, influence. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Venus de Milo, excavations, archeology, culture
PMR-D5227 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: panorama view over Khiva from the watchtower of the Kohna Ark. Prominent are the green dome of the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum and the Islam Khoja minaret and mosque. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5226 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: view of the fortified wall of Ichan Kala from the watch tower in the Kohna Ark, looking north. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO, crenellation
PMR-D5225 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the Mukhamed Rakhim-kahn Medrasa, with the minaret of the Juma Mosque behind, seen from the watchtower of the Kohna Ark. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5224 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: view of the fortified wall of Ichan Kala from the watch tower in the Kohna Ark, looking south. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO, crenellation
PMR-D5223 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: facade and iwan of Kutlug Murad Inak madrasa, also known as Alla-Kuli Kahn madrasa (mid 19th century), which was once one of the biggest schools in Khiva. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5222 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: a defence turret on the fortified wall of the Kohna Ark. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5221 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the Eastern Gate (Polvon Darvoza - Stronman's Gate) to Ichan Kala, the old town. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5220 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the "winter" courtyard in the Tosh Khauni (Kohna Ark), where the Amir had his yurt on the raised stone platform, with gallery and large panels of ornate blue tiles. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5219 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: colourful decorated roof adjoining a courtyard in the Tosh Khauni ( Kohna Ark). Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5218 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: corner of the "winter" courtyard of the Tosh Khauni (Kohna Ark), where the Amir had his yurt, with gallery and large panels of ornate blue tiles. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5217 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: a corner of a courtyard in the Tosh Khauni (Kohna Ark), with gallery and panels of ornate blue tiled decoration. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5216 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: gallery in the central courtyard of the Tosh Khauni (Kohna Ark), from where the Amir would watch special presentations. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5215 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the Amir's sumptuous bedroom in the Tosh Khauli (Kohna Ark). Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5214 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: one of the large courtyards in the Tosh Khauli (Kohna Ark) where the Amir would watch special presentations. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5213 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: interior of the Juma Mosque (Friday Mosque) with its 203 wooden pillars, some of them dating back to the 10th century. The central garden, open to the elements, with two of the original wooden pillars. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5212 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: interior of the Juma Mosque (Friday Mosque) with its 203 wooden pillars, some of them dating back to the 10th century. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5211 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: dome of the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum with graves of dignitaries in the foreground, in the.Itchan Kala (inner town). Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5210 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: ornate blue tiled niche in the Kohna Ark. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5209 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: museum attendant in the Kohna Ark, posing with one of the exhibits. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5208 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: a group of young Uzbek children in the Kohna Ark, posing for a photograph. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5207 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: entry gate to the Kohna Ark with twin green-domed towers. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5206 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: ancient carved wooden door leading onto the courtyard in the Kohna Ark. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5205 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: intricate decoration with arabesques in turquoise-blue on the wall of the reception hall of the mosque in the Kohna Ark. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5204 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: colourful roof of the reception hall of the mosque in the Kohna Ark. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5203 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: traditional Uzbek puppets on a souvenir stall. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5202 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: colourful plan of the city on tiles. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5201 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: teenage Uzbek girls being photographed by a friend. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5200 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: diagram of "The Silk Road Project" by the authorities. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5199 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: typical housing in a residential quarter of the Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5198 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: typical modern housing in the Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5197 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: Muslim graves perched on the outside of the city walls due to lack of space. Natural gas pipeline in the foreground. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5196 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: gate in the Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5195 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: Muslim graves within the city walls. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5194 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: Islam Khoja madrasa, built 1908-10 stands in the Ark and now houses the Museum of Applied Arts. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5193 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the colourful Islam Khoja minaret stands 44.6 metres high. It was completed in 1908. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5192 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the colourful Islam Khoja minaret stands 44.6 metres high. It was completed in 1908. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5191 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: street near the Ark in Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5190 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: streets in Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5189 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: streets in Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5188 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: gateway in Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5187 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: view through Northern Gate (Buhoro Darvoza - Bukhara Gate), with its twin green tiled domes. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5186 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the mighty, fortified city wall and bastions of the Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO, defence, castellations, crenelations
PMR-D5185 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the mighty, fortified city wall and bastions of the Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO, defence, castellations, crenelations
PMR-D5184 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: local transport is provided by trolley buses. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO, ecology, electric
PMR-D5183 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: an old minaret in Ichan Kala, with the Kalta Minar in the background. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5182 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the colourful Kalta Minar or "Short Minaret" was planned to be 79.5 metres high, but only reached 29.4 metres before it was abandoned in 1852. It belongs to the adjacent Mohammed Amin Khan medrasa. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5181 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the mighty, fortified city wall and bastions of the Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO, defence, castellations, crenelations
PMR-D5180 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the Western Gate (Ota-Darvoza - Father's Gate), with its twin towers, has been recently renovated, like much of the town. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5179 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: Muhammad Ibn Muso Al Xorazmiy 783-850 AD, mathematician and astronomer, to whom we owe the terms algebra and algorithm. He was probably a native of Khiva. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO, monument, statue, memorial
PMR-D5178 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: the green dome of the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum and the colourful, 45-metre-high Islam Khoja minaret, built in 1908, in the.Itchan Kala (inner town). Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5177 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: souvenir stall in the old quarter. Bags with traditional designs are sought after. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO, trade, selling
PMR-D4978 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: view of the spacious main square with the Id Kah mosque on the far side and Wustanbowie (Millennium Old Street) behind, where numerous shops selling local handicrafts are to be found. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan
PMR321-01 USSR, Novgorod: monument erected to commemorate the Russian Millennium in 1862, designed by M. Mieschin. The domes of St. Sophia's Cathedral are visible in the background. Keywords: picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, artistic, art
PMR320-12 USSR, Novgorod: monument erected to commemorate the Russian Millennium in 1862, designed by M. Mieschin. Keywords: picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, artistic, art
PMR531-04 Iraq, Ashur/Assur: the capital of the Assyrian empire in the first millennium BC until Ashurnasirpal transferred the government to Nimrud in the 9th century BC: three reconstructed arches, or "evans", belonging to the royal palace. Keywords: architecture, Assur, natural heritage, archeology, archeological, historical, desert, ruined city, Mesopotamia
PMR531-03 Iraq, Ashur/Assur: the capital of the Assyrian empire in the first millennium BC until Ashurnasirpal transferred the government to Nimrud in the 9th century BC: remains of the ziggurat, built of sun-baked mud bricks. Keywords: architecture, Assur, natural heritage, archeology, archeological, historical, desert, ruined city, Mesopotamia
PMR529-12 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): Processional Way (original) leading under the Ishtar Gate, which would have been BASED on this structure (original is now in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin). Keywords: architecture, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, Islam, Muslim, Mesopotamia
PMR529-11 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): assumed site of the Tower of Babel, totally removed (by Alexander the Great?), and surrounded by a square ditch/moat now full of water. Keywords: architecture, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, Islam, Muslim, Mesopotamia
PMR529-10 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): reconstructed throne-room and dais in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II. Keywords: architecture, natural heritage, Islam, Muslim, Mesopotamia
PMR529-09 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): line of the old city wall, originally 8 kilometres long, and "wide enough for two 4-horse chariots to pass" according to Herodotus. Keywords: architecture, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, colourful, Islam, Muslim, Mesopotamia
PMR529-08 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): excavated ruins, with the rebuilt walls of the Processional Way in the background. Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, Muslim, Islam, colourful, natural heritage, archeology, archeological
PMR529-07 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): the Lion of Babylon (head missing), sculpted from basalt, devouring a person; this animal is the symbol of the goddess "Ishtar", who would have been riding the lion. Keywords: architecture, sculpture, statue, monument, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, Islam, Muslim, Mesopotamia
PMR529-06 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): the Processional Way, walls reconstructed, roadway original, looking north, out of the city. Keywords: architecture, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, colourful, Islam, Muslim, Mesopotamia
PMR529-05 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): original walls of the Processional Way, with dragons (symbol of City God "Marduk") and bulls (symbol of Storm God "Adad") Keywords: architecture, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, colourful, Islam, Muslim, Mesopotamia
PMR529-04 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): reconstructed gates and successive courtyards of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II. Keywords: architecture, natural heritage, colourful, Islam, Muslim, Mesopotamia
PMR529-03 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): tourist map of Irag in the reconstructed palace. Keywords: natural heritage, Mesopotamia, Muslim, Islam, colourful
PMR529-02 Iraq, Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the third millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): loose reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate (the original is in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin). Keywords: architecture, natural heritage, colourful, Islam, Muslim, Mesopotamia
PMR527-12 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": the approach stairway to the ziggurat from the north. Keywords: architecture, natural heritage, archeology, archeological, historical, desert, ruined city, Mesopotamia
PMR527-11 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": the partially reconstructed ziggurat from the north-west. Keywords: architecture, natural heritage, archeology, archeological, historical, desert, ruined city, Mesopotamia
PMR527-10 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": a reconstructed house (without roof) in the residential quarter, known as "Abraham's House". Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, ruined city, desert, historical, archeological, archeology, natural heritage
PMR527-09 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": western corner of Ekhursag of Ur-Nammu, excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley between 1922 and 1934. Keywords: architecture, walls, foundations, Mesopotamia, ruined city, desert, historical, archeological, archeology, natural heritage
PMR527-08 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": the remaining walls of Ekhursag palace/shrine showing the bitumen used as mortar, with the ziggurat in the background. Keywords: architecture, bricks, Mesopotamia, ruined city, desert, historical, archeological, archeology, natural heritage
PMR527-07 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": a surviving arched doorway. Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, ruined city, desert, historical, archeological, archeology, natural heritage
PMR527-06 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": view to the east from the ziggurat with the foundations of Ekhursag palace/shrine, and the Euphrates in the far distance. Keywords: architecture, natural heritage, archeology, archeological, historical, desert, ruined city, Mesopotamia
PMR524-04 England, London: closer view of two of the gongolas of the "London Eye", erected for the millennium. Keywords: capital city, metropolis, big wheel, landmark
PMR524-03 England, London: the "London Eye", erected for the millennium. Side view, with crowds on the Embankment in front of County Hall. Keywords: capital city, metropolis, big wheel, landmark
PMR524-02 England, London: the "London Eye", erected for the millennium, from Westminster Bridge. County Hall on the right, lanterns in the foreground. Keywords: capital city, architecture, metropolis, big wheel, landmark
PMR524-01 England, London: the "London Eye", erected for the millennium, from Westminster Bridge. Keywords: capital city, metropolis, big wheel, landmark
PMR089K-06 Montenegro, Podgorica: construction of a weir (?) in the River Moraca, with the Millennium Bridge. Keywords: Yugoslavia, new capital city, suspension bridge
PMR089K-03 Montenegro, Podgorica: the new Millennium Bridge over the River Moraca, opened 13th July 2005. Keywords: Yugoslavia, engineering, suspension bridge
PMR082K-28 England, London: View from the London Eye: Hungerford Bridge with part of the superstructure of the Millennium Wheel. Keywords: metropolis, panorama, city
PMR082K-21 England, London: Viewing the city from a gondola of the London Eye. Keywords: metropolis, tourist attraction, Millennium Wheel, Ferris Wheel, panorama, city, tourism
PMR015K-35 Iraq: Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the 3rd millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): copy of one of the ceramic lions from the Processional Way. Keywords: archeology, excavations, Mesopotamia, Bible
PMR015K-34 Iraq: Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the 3rd millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): plan of the city under Nebuchadnezzar II in 600 BC. Keywords: archeology, excavations, Mesopotamia, Bible
PMR015K-33 Iraq: Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the 3rd millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): assumed site of the Tower of Babel, which was pulled down by Alexander the Great, preparatory to building an even grander construction. However he died before the work had begun. Keywords: archeology, excavations, Mesopotamia, Bible
PMR015K-32 Iraq: Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the 3rd millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): reconstructed gateway to the Northern Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II. Keywords: archeology, excavations, Mesopotamia, Bible
PMR015K-31 Iraq: Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the 3rd millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): mark of the builder, stamped on the side of a brick. Keywords: archeology, Bible, Mesopotamia, excavations
PMR015K-20 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley between 1922 and 1934, was the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": view of the ziggurat from the north-west. Keywords: Mesopotamia, Bible, first civilisation, archeology, excavations
PMR015K-19 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley between 1922 and 1934, was the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": view of a reconstructed house, known as "Abraham's House". Keywords: Mesopotamia, excavations, archeology, first civilisation
PMR015K-18 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley between 1922 and 1934, was the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": close-up of the original bitumen used as mortar between the stones of the buildings. Keywords: Mesopotamia, first civilisation, archeology, excavations
PMR015K-17 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley between 1922 and 1934, was the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": close-up of the mark of the builder, stamped on a brick. Keywords: Mesopotamia, excavations, archeology, first civilisation
PMR044K-17a Russia, Moscow: The golden domes of the Church of Christ the Redeemer, newly rebuilt for the millennium after the original was demolished by Stalin in the 1930s to make way for a communist monolith which never materialised. View from the Kremlin.
PMR044K-17 Russia, Moscow: The golden domes of the Church of Christ the Redeemer, newly rebuilt for the millennium after the original was demolished by Stalin in the 1930s to make way for a communist monolith which never materialised. View from the Kremlin.
PMR064K-19 Bulgaria, Sofia: Statue of Sofia, Godess of Wisdom, the city's patroness, erected on a tall column to commemorate the millennium in Nezavisimost Square.
PMR404-01 Hungary, Budapest: bridge over the lake in the city park (Varosliget) with Millennium Monument (1896) in the centre of Millennium Square. Keywords: Magyar, metropolis, capital city, cityscape, Danube, architecture, traffic
PMR402-08 Hungary, Budapest: Vadjahunyad Castle, copied from the original in Hunedoara (now in Romania) for the Millennium celebrations in 1896. Keywords: Magyar, metropolis, capital city, cityscape, Danube, architecture
PMR637-12 Montenegro, Podgorica: the new Millennium Bridge over the River Moraca opened on 13th July 2005 in the capital city. Keywords: capital city, suspension bridge
PMR632-08 England, London: view of the River Thames, the Ministry of Defence, Charing Cross Station and Hungerford Railway Bridge, with Centre Point and the Post Office Tower in the distance, from the "London Eye". Keywords: metropolis, millennium wheel, city, panorama
PMR632-07 England, London: view of the River Thames, the Royal Festival Hall, the National Theatre, St. Paul's Cathedral and the city, from the "London Eye". Keywords: metropolis, millennium wheel, city, panorama
PMR606-02 Malta, Gozo, Xaghra: altar niche in the Ggantije prehistoric temple, dating back to the 4th millennium BC. The outer wall is believed to have been at least 10 metres high. Keywords: prehistoric temple, ruin, copper age, altar
PMR582-03 Russia, Moscow: Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer, rebuilt for the Millennium after the original was demolished on 5th December 1931 on orders from Josef Stalin.
PMR582-02 Russia, Moscow: Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer, rebuilt for the Millennium after the original was demolished on 5th december 1931 on orders from Josef Stalin. The first cathedral was completed in 1883 after 44 years' work; the original architect was Constantin Alexandrovich Thon.

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